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Egypt, Arab Rep. Trade Summary

1998

Egypt, Arab Rep. exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR EGYPT, ARAB REP. 1998

Overall Exports and Imports for Egypt, Arab Rep. 1998

Exports and imports of Egypt, Arab Rep. in 1998 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 3,195 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 16,479 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,758 products were exported to 154 countries and 4,002 products were imported from 150 countries.

Egypt, Arab Rep. top 5 Export and Import partners 1998

Top five countries to which Egypt, Arab Rep. exported in 1998 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Egypt, Arab Rep. exports to United States worth US$ 390 million, with a partner share of 12.19 percent.
  2. Egypt, Arab Rep. exports to Italy worth US$ 320 million, with a partner share of 10.01 percent.
  3. Egypt, Arab Rep. exports to Netherlands worth US$ 249 million, with a partner share of 7.80 percent.
  4. Egypt, Arab Rep. exports to Bunkers worth US$ 227 million, with a partner share of 7.09 percent.
  5. Egypt, Arab Rep. exports to Saudi Arabia worth US$ 176 million, with a partner share of 5.52 percent.

Top five countries from which Egypt, Arab Rep. imported goods in 1998 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Egypt, Arab Rep. imports from United States worth US$ 2,074 million, with a partner share of 12.59 percent.
  2. Egypt, Arab Rep. imports from Germany worth US$ 1,468 million, with a partner share of 8.91 percent.
  3. Egypt, Arab Rep. imports from Italy worth US$ 1,111 million, with a partner share of 6.74 percent.
  4. Egypt, Arab Rep. imports from Free Zones worth US$ 1,080 million, with a partner share of 6.55 percent.
  5. Egypt, Arab Rep. imports from France worth US$ 924 million, with a partner share of 5.60 percent.

Egypt, Arab Rep. Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1998

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Egypt, Arab Rep. along with trade value are:

  1. Egypt, Arab Rep. exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 161,976.50 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Egypt, Arab Rep. exported Cotton, not carded or combed , worth 158,173.42 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Egypt, Arab Rep. exported Semi-milled or wholly milled rice , worth 134,395.50 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Egypt, Arab Rep. exported Aluminium unwrought, not alloyed , worth 120,856.45 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Egypt, Arab Rep. exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth 102,199.75 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Egypt, Arab Rep. along with trade value are

  1. Egypt, Arab Rep. imported Durum wheat , worth 746,503.30 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Egypt, Arab Rep. imported Machines & mechanical appliances nes having ind , worth 486,951.55 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Egypt, Arab Rep. imported Coniferous wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sli , worth 444,716.54 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Egypt, Arab Rep. imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 439,883.23 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Egypt, Arab Rep. imported Maize (excl. seed) , worth 388,068.67 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1998

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1998 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1998

Tariffs imposed by Egypt, Arab Rep. in 1998 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was 3,000 percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was 19.68 percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was 14.17 .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were 0 and duty free tariff line items share was 0.13 percent.

Development Indicators 1998

Key Development Indicators of Egypt, Arab Rep. in 1998 are below

  • Egypt, Arab Rep. GDP in current US dollar was 84,829 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 1,170.00 .
  • Egypt, Arab Rep. Trade balance: as % of GDP was -9.50.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -8,058.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 41.93 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 17.25 .

Trade Indicators 1998

Trade Indicators for Egypt, Arab Rep. in 1998 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.07.
  • Index of export market penetration was 3.74.
  • World Growth in percentage was -0.47 and Egypt, Arab Rep. Country Growth was -5.68 .